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CHAPTER 57
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2026-05-07 12:33:09Emma's POV
The certification arrives on a Tuesday. A white envelope in the stack of mail Mrs. Kowalski leaves on the counter. I see it when I come home from my shift, still in my coat, and I stand at the counter and open it with the particular care of something you've been waiting for but don't want to rush.The certificate is simple. My name, the qualification, the date. Clean and official and real.I hold it for a moment.Then I take a photo and send it
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